CS-SIS Hot Topic: Libraries Developing Openly

The 2011 CS-SIS Hot Topic program, Libraries Developing Openly, will take place Monday, July 25, 2011, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM.

Libraries and open source communities share a lot of similarities, making it a logical decision for libraries to both use and participate in open source development. Nicole C. Engard, Director of Open Source Education at ByWater Solutions and author of 'Practical Open Source Software for Libraries' will explain how libraries can get involved in open source development and take advantage of the power of applications that have been developed by active communities.

About Ms. Engard: Nicole C. Engard is the Director of Open Source Education at ByWater Solutions. Her primary role at ByWater Solutions is to educate librarians about open source software with a focus on the Koha Integrated Library System. It is in this role that Nicole wrote (and continues to write) the manual for Koha. In addition to her daily responsibilities, Nicole has been published in several library journals and keeps the library community up to date on web technologies via her website What I Learned Today… (http://www.web2learning.net). In 2007, Nicole was named one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers and in 2009 she was the editor of Library Mashups, a book published by Information Today, Inc. and in 2010 she authored Practical Open Source Software for Libraries, a book published by Chandos Inc.